Radiocabinet



March 1926- 1,578,246 A. H. HAAG RADIOCABINE'I Fild Oct. 21, 1925 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 23,1926. I

UNITED-"STATES.

ALFRED H. HAAG, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OE FORTY ONE- HUN- DREDTHS TO EMMOR ROBERTS, OF MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY, AND OF TWENTY ONE-HUNDREDTHS TO E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS, OF MERCHANTVILLE, NEW

JERSEY.

RADIOCABINET.

Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore City and State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Radiocabinet, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a novel construc-.

tion of a radio cabinet, wherein I made provision for supporting and assemblmg a radio cabinet together with its loud speaker and batteries, all within a single compact structure, and wherein I provide means for positioning the radio cablnet 'so that 1t 1s prevented from rearward or sldewise shiftmg and I also osition the loud s eaker so that the.exit en of the latter over angs the top .of the radio cabinet while the latter overhangs the base of the loud speaker, whereby an exceedingly-compact cabinet of a minimum depth is produced.

It further consists of a novel arrangement of the radio supporting shelf and the loud speaker supporting shelf, whereby I am enabled to set the rill for the loud speaker exit as far bac as possible and am also enabled to have the exlt of the loud speaker overhang the radio cabinet, so that all the space within the cabinet is utilized to a maximum extent. a

It further consists of a horizontally dis posed alcove located at about the mid height ,of the cabinet and provided with a drop door and a novel provision of side filler strips'having their inner edges of a contour to accommodate the upper and lower mouldings of the radio cabinet, so that a very finished appearance is given to the front of the device when the drop door is open.

It further consists of other novel features of advantage and construction, all as will be hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings several forms thereof which are at present preferred .by me, since the same have been found in practice to glve satisfactory and reliable results, although it is 4 to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and .that my invention is not limited to the pre cise arrangement and organization of the instrumentahtles as herein shown and described.

radiocabinet, embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a vertical section on line 2r2, Figure 1.

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of one of the filler strips in detached position. S milar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a cabinet 1, having the bottom 2, the sides 3,

Fig. 1 represents a front elevation of a the radio supporting shelf 4, having the rear strip or abutment 5, which fixes the rear position of the radio cabinet 6. The front end of the radio shelf or partition 4 is supported on the top of the front cabinet wall 7, while the ends of said partition are secured to the cabinet sides 3. Above the shelf 4 .is the alcove like transverse radio receiving compartment 8, whose top is formed by the horizontal wall 9, against the, front. edge of which abuts the top of the drop door 10, whose lower edge is hinged at 11 to the front of the shelf 4. At the rear of the top .wall

9, and extending above it is the vertical shelf 14, so that-the radio cabinet 6 is per-- mitted to be pushed well into the cabinet, so that the exit end 17 of the horn or loud speaker not only overhangs the radio, but is positioned directly at the rear of the grill 12. As the top and bottom of the radio cabinets are usually provided with top and bottom mouldings as 18 and 19, in order to accommodate the same and to prevent sidewise movement of the cabinet, I provide the side filler strips'20 and 21 which are constructed as seen in Figure 3. These side strips 20 and 21 are alike except that one of the strips as 21, has a hole 22 therein for v the passage of the wires. Each of the strips has the'wall 23, which contacts with' the innor surface of the contiguous side 3, while i the bottom 24 contacts with the top of the shelf 4, and the edge 27 contacts with or is in close proximity the side of the cabinet I 6. The upper and lower grooves 25 and 26 accommodate the upper and lower mouldlugs 18 and 19 and when the cabinet is in the position seen in Figure 2 it is prevented T from rearward or sidewise shifting, as is evident. The front portion of the back of the cabinet is stiffened and reinforced by the vertical transverse rear partition 28 'and' it will be apparent'from the foregoing that the depth of the upper front portion of thecabinet, that is to say, the space between the grill 12 and the partition 28 is but a little greater than the distance between .the front exit end 17 of the loud speaker 16 and the base thereof.

It will be further apparent by extending the shelf 4 rearwardly nearly to the juxtaposed wall of the loud speaker 16, I produce an exceedingly compact structure and one having a minimum depth, which is very desirable when the cabinet is to be installed in a small room or in an apartment. It will thus be seen that the rear end of the radio cabinet 6 overhangs the base 15 of the loud speaker and the forward exit end of the loud speaker overhangs the radio cabinet 6 in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that all the radio elements are compactly, conveniently and effectively housed within a single, ornamental and attractive structure. Thespace between the top wall 9 and the. bottom shelf 4 and the sides 3 forms an alcove which is of just suflicient height to enable the cabinet 6 to he slid into its rearmost position as seen in"Fig.- 2. r The drop door 10 when closed can stand inclined as shown, or it can stand substantially vertical. The brackets 30,

which hold the drop door in horizontal position, may be" of any suitable construction.

It will be understood that. the transverse radio receiving compartment 8 .isIocated so that the radio controls are accessible to a sitting'operator, and the exit end'17 of the loud speaker and the grill 12 are about on a level withthe ears of the sitting operator, so that all the parts are collocated, so as to be readily accessible to the sitting operator,

when tuning in the radio.

By my novel construction, the batteries, loud speaker, radio cabinet. and the wiring are all contained in a compact and ornamental cabinet wherein the overall dimensions of height and width are reduced toa minimum, thus rendering the cabinet espe-'.

cially adaptable to small rooms and apartments, where space is to be economized.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features. of advantage enumerated as desirable in the-statement of the invention and the above description and while I have in the present instance shown and dc scribed the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of departing from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. I

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. In a radiocabinet of the character stated, a horizontally disposed radio supporting shelf extending rearwardly from modification in various particulars without the cabinet front, a horizontal loud speaker shelf located at a lower level than said first mentioned shelf and extending forwardly so that the rear end of said radio shelf overhangs the front of said loud speaker shelf, and a vertically disposed grill positioned in the upperfront portion of the cabinet about on a line with the middle of said radio sup orting shelf, whereby when the radio ca inet and loud speakerare assembled, the rear end of the radio cabinet overhangs the base of the loud speaker and the front exit end ofthe loud speaker overhangs the top of the radio'cabi- .mnet. j I j 2. In a radio cabinet of the character stated, a radio compartment'arranged above a horizontally disposed radio supporting shelf extending rearwardly from the front of the cabinet and provided with a stop at its rear to osition t zontal lou speaker shelf below the radio supporting shelf and extending forwardly so that the rear end of the radio shelf overhangs the front of the loud speaker shelf, avertically .disposed grill positioned in the upper front portion of the cabinet about on aline with the middle of the radio supporting shelf, whereby when the radio cabie radio cabinet, a hori-- not and loud speaker are assembled the rear end of the radio cabinet overhangs the base of the loud speaker and the front exit end of the. loud speaker overhangs the top of the radio cabinet, and vertical filler strips secured to the inner surface of the cabine side walls.

3. Ina radio cabinet of the character stated, a radio-compartment arranged above a horizontally disposed radio so porting shelf extending rearwardly from t e front of the cabinet and provided with a stolp' at its rear, a horizontal loud speaker below said radio supporting shelf and extending forwardly so that the rear end of the radio shelf overhangs the front of the loud speaker shelf, a vertically disposed grill positioned in the upper front portion of the cabinet about on a line with the middle of the radio supporting shelf, whereby when the radio cabinet and loud speaker are assembled the rear end of the radio cabinet overhangs the base of the loud speaker and the front exit end of the loud speaker overhangs the top of the radio cabinet, a 'horizontal top projecting wall parallel to the radio supporting shelf whereby an alcove is formed between the cabinet sides, said top wall and said radio cabinet supporting wall and a drop door hinged at its lower end to the front of the radio supporting shelf and having its upper end when closed adapted to abut against the upper wall of said alcove.

4. In a radio cabinet of the character stated, a horizontall disposed radio supporting shelf exten ing rearwardly from the cabinet front, a horizontal loud speaker supporting shelf located in the rear of said cabinet and at a lower level than said first the cabinet about on tie vertical median line of said radio supporting shelf, whereby when the radio cabinet and loud speaker are assembled, the front exit end of the loud speaker overhangs the top of the radio cabi net.

5. In a radio cabinet of the character stated, a horizontally disposed radio supporting shelf extending rearwardly from the cabinet front at substantially the height of a sitting operator, a horizontal loud speaker shelf located in the rear of said cabinet, a vertically disposed grill positioned in the upper front portion of the cabinet about on the vertical median line of said radio supporting shelf, whereby when the radio cabinet and loud speaker are assembled, the front exit end of the loud speaker overhangs the top of the radio cabinet, and a drop door hinged at its edge on the front of said radio supporting shelf and adapted to stand horizontal when open, and. to conceal the radio when closed.

ALFRED H. HAAG. 

